For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge them that are such.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
It is obvious that these must have been the people who told Paul about the situation in Corinth, and no doubt the Corinthians would not have thanked them for it. This is why Paul praises them and urges the Corinthians to show them honor and respect.